US4066565A
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Process for producing cobalt- and iron-containing ferromagnetic powder
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1976-07-02
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Granted: 1978-01-03
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Expires: 1996-07-02
Abstract
Abstract Co- and Fe-containing ferromagnetic iron oxide powder having a high coercive force and improved stability to heat and pressure is produced by adding an aqueous alkali solution, an aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions, and an aqueous solution containing not more than 1 equivalent, based on the Co +2 ions, of Fe +3 ions to a suspension of a ferromagnetic iron oxide, and heating the mixture at a temperature of at least about 80° C, preferably 90° to 105° C. The ferromagnetic iron oxide powder is especially suitable for producing magnetic recording media.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Sasazawa
- 👤 Shin-ichiro Dezawa
- 👤 Tatsuji Kitamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:31
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B5/68; G11B5/70; G11B5/706; G11B5/70626; G11B5/70642; G11B5/70652; G11B5/70668; G11B5/70673; C; C01; C01G; C01G49/00; C01G49/02; C01G49/06; C01P; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A process for producing a Co- and Fe- containing ferromagnetic iron oxide powder which comprises adding an aqueous alkali solution, an aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions and an aqueous solution of Fe +3 ions to a suspension of an acicular ferromagnetic iron oxide and heat-treating the resulting suspension, at a temperature of at least about 80° C; said Co +2 ions being present in said aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions in an amount of 0.5 to about 10 atomic percent based on the iron present in the ferromagnetic iron oxide, said Fe +3 ions being added to the suspension in an amount of at least 0.1 equivalent but not more than 1 equivalent based on the Co +2 ions, and said alkali solution contains alkali in such an amount that after neutralization of the Co +2 and Fe +3 ions the hydroxyl ion concentration of the suspension is at least about 0.5 mol/liter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A process for producing a Co- and Fe- containing ferromagnetic iron oxide powder which comprises adding an aqueous alkali solution, an aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions and an aqueous solution of Fe +3 ions to a suspension of an acicular ferromagnetic iron oxide and heat-treating the resulting suspension, at a temperature of at least about 80° C; said Co +2 ions being present in said aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions in an amount of 0.5 to about 10 atomic percent based on the iron present in the ferromagnetic iron oxide, said Fe +3 ions being added to the suspension in an amount of at least 0.1 equivalent but not more than 1 equivalent based on the Co +2 ions, and said alkali solution contains alkali in such an amount that after neutralization of the Co +2 and Fe +3 ions the hydroxyl ion concentration of the suspension is at least about 0.5 mol/liter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said ferromagnetic iron oxide is maghemite, magnetite, a Berthollide iron oxide of the formula FeO x in which 1.33 < x < 1.50, or partially oxidized metallic iron.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the Fe +3 ions are provided by adding a water soluble ferric salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 3, wherein said ferric salt is ferric chloride, ferric perchlorate, ferric bromide, ferric nitrate, ferric iodide, ferric sulfate, or ferric ammonium sulfate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the heat-treating is carried out at a temperature of 80° to 150° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions is an aqueous solution of a water soluble cobalt salt or an aqueous solution containing cobalt hydroxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 6, wherein said water soluble cobalt salt is an inorganic halide, inorganic acid salt, organic acid salt or complex salt of cobalt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the amount of the Co +2 ions is 0.8 to 5 atomic percent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said alkali is an alkali hydroxide, an alkali carbonate, ammonia water, an aliphatic or aromatic amine, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 1, wherein an aqueous solution containing the Fe +3 ions is added after the aqueous solution of Co +2 ions and the aqueous alkali solution have been added.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the aqueous alkali solution is added before and after adding the Fe +3 ion solution.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the aqueous alkali solution is added after adding the aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions is added after the aqueous alkali solution is added.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the aqueous alkali solution is added before and after the aqueous solution containing Co +2 ions is added.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the cobalt present in the Co- and Fe-coated ferromagnetic powder is not in the form of cobalt ferrite.
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